Enoch Adeboye Explained

Office:2nd President of PFN
Term Start:1992
Term End:1995
Predecessor:James Boyejo
Successor:Benson Idahosa
Honorific Prefix:Pastor
Enoch Adeboye
Birth Name:Enoch Adejare Adeboye
Birth Date:2 March 1942
Birth Place:Ifewara, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria)
Occupation:Pastor
Nationality:Nigerian
Preceding:Redeemed Christian Church of God

Enoch Adejare Adeboye (born 2 March 1942) is a Nigerian pastor, and the present General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God. He served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria.

Early life

Enoch Adejare Adeboye was born on 2 March 1942 in Ifewara, near Ife, in the then Southern Region, British Nigeria.[1] He was born into a very humble family,[2] and often tells the story of wearing his first shoes at the age of 18.[3]

Education

Enoch Adejare Adeboye started his education at Ilesha Grammar School Ilesha Osun State in 1956.[4] Enoch Adejare Adeboye then proceeded to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Nsukka, but because of the Nigeria Civil War, he completed his first degree in the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in 1967.[5] [6]

In 1969, he obtained a Master's degree in Hydrodynamics from University of Lagos. In 1975, he obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos.[7] [8]

Ministry

Adejare Adeboye joined the Redemed Christian Church of God in 1973 and served as an interpreter before he was ordained a pastor in the church by Pa. Josiah Akindayomi in 1975.[9] [10] He became General Overseer of the church in 1981.[11] For three years, he filled the role part-time at Unilorin before giving up his university position to preach full-time.[12] [13] In 2017, Adeboye announced his resignation as General Overseer, but he retained the role.[14] [15] [16]

The church which was not well known before Adeboye became the General Overseer, has branches in about 198 nations as of (March 2017), including more than 14,000,000 worshipers in Nigeria.[17] Adeboye has stated that he aims to put a church within five minutes walking distance in developing cities and five minutes driving distance in developed cities.

Adeboye is considered a preacher of the prosperity gospel,[18] a claim he does not deny, saying that "Pentecostals have such an impact because they talk of the here and now, not just the by and by… while we have to worry about heaven, there are some things God could do for us in the here and now."[19]

He celebrated his 80th birthday in 2022. Adeboye's foundation donated eight dialysis machines to Wuse District Hospital, together with a reverse osmosis medical water purification system and an electrical generator.[20]

Publications

Adeboye has written several books, including:[21] [22]

University endowments

Adeboye has endowed four[23] Nigerian universities, including Obafemi Awolowo University[24] and the University of Nigeria.[25]

Awards and recognition

Honorary doctorates

He has received several honorary doctorates.[27]

Personal life

Adeboye married Folu Adeboye on 17 December 1967. He is a father to four children (three sons and a daughter) and several grandchildren from the marriage. Pastor Enoch Adeboye lost his son Dare Adeboye on 4 May 2021, who died at the age of 42.[31] [32] [33] In May 2023, a film titled "Enoch" was aired, the movie gives a biopic on the life of Pastor Adeboye to celebrate his 81st birthday and Adeola Emmanuel Abolaji starred as the lead actor.[34] [35]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Christine Chisha, Pastor Enoch Adeboye: Trademark of humility, daily-mail.co.zm, Zambia, 16 November 2014
  2. Web site: The Official Website of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye Enoch Adeboye. EAA. The Official Website of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. en-US. 2020-04-11.
  3. Web site: Arogbonlo . Israel . I had no shoes for 18 years, says Adeboye . Tribune Online . 19 February 2024 . 25 December 2022.
  4. Web site: About Pst. E.A. Adeboye – RUSSIAN. 2021-01-27. en-US. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201034950/http://www.rccgrussia.org/en/about-pst-e-a-adeboye/. dead.
  5. Vanguardngr, 76 Garlands for Adeboye, vanguardngr.com, Nigeria, 2 March 2018
  6. Web site: The Official Website of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. The Official Website of Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. 8 May 2023.
  7. Web site: 2017-08-26 . Adeboye, 3 women mathematicians bag highest award . 2022-03-19 . Vanguard News . en-US.
  8. Punchng, Adeboye's story: From the lecture hall to global pulpit, punchng.com, Nigeria, 8 January 2017
  9. Web site: 2020-06-14. Why Adeboye was ordained pastor in 2 years. 2021-01-27. TheCable. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2021-02-14 . How Adeboye became RCCG's General Overseer Premium Times Nigeria . 2022-04-24 . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Enoch. Adeboye. About Enoch Adeboye – EAAdeboye.com. eaadeboye.com. Enoch Adejare Adeboye. 14 May 2018.
  12. Lisa Miller, The Newsweek 50: E. A. Adeboye, Newsweek.com, 20 December 2008
  13. https://books.google.com/books?id=yIGFMLeT0n0C&dq=Enoch+Adeboye&pg=PA104 African instituted churches
  14. News: Pastor Adeboye retires as General Overseer of RCCG . 7 January 2017 . .
  15. News: Why Adeboye stepped down as head of Nigeria's Redeemed Church . Festus . Owete . 7 January 2017 . Premium Times.
  16. News: Pastor Adeboye reveals why he wanted to resign as RCCG General Overseer . 28 March 2022 . Seun . Opejobi . Daily Post.
  17. Web site: Times . Premium . 2021-02-14 . How Adeboye became RCCG's General Overseer . 2022-09-22 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
  18. The prosperity theology's impact on the contemporary Nigerian Church and society. 29 September 2017. 29 December 2019. Goka Muele Mpigi. Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Akwa Ibom State University. Academia.edu.
  19. Web site: Op-Ed: Nigerian prosperity gospel churches fleece the poor. Digital Journal. John Thomas Didymus. 5 November 2011. 29 December 2019.
  20. Web site: 2022-02-21 . Foundation commemorates Adeboye's birthday with donations in Abuja, Bauchi . 2022-03-23 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  21. Web site: PreacherMan . The . JOE . IBEH C. . JOE . IBEH C. . JOE . IBEH C. . 2021-06-15 . Download All Pastor E.A Adeboye Books (PDF) Till Date . 2022-08-06 . The Preachers' Portal.
  22. Web site: 2020-11-28 . Download All PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE Books PDF (Direct Download Link) » Naijasermons . 2022-08-06 . en-US.
  23. News: Pastor Adeboye Donates 50 Million Naira To Obafemi Awolowo University - INFORMATION NIGERIA. 3 June 2012. INFORMATION NIGERIA. 31 October 2018. en-US.
  24. Web site: Endowment of Professorial Chair in Mathematics: Pastor Adeboye gives fifty (50) Million Naira to OAU. OAU. 27 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140605052112/http://www.oauife.edu.ng/2012/06/endowment-of-professorial-chair-in-mathematics-pastor-adeboye-gives-fifty-50-million-naira-to-oau/. 5 June 2014. dead.
  25. News: Eyobok & Latona. sam & Olayinka. Adeboye endows N50m Professorial Chair in Maths at UNN. 27 March 2014. Vanguard Nigeria. 6 June 2011.
  26. Web site: Africa. Ventures. 2019-10-09. Top 10 Nigerians in Africa Report's 100 most influential Africans. 2021-01-15. Ventures Africa. en-US.
  27. Media Nigeria, Pastor E.A. Adeboye Awards and Recognitions, medianigeria.com, Nigeria, March 2, 2020
  28. Daily Post, Pastor Adeboye bags OAU honorary doctorate degree award, dailypost.ng, Nigeria, January 16, 2016
  29. Taiwo Ojoye, UNN honours Adeboye with doctorate degree, punchng.com, Nigeria, 25th January 2017
  30. Taiwo Ojoye, Pastor Adeboye gets honorary doctorate from Oklahoma varsity, punchng.com, Nigeria, 1st May 2022
  31. Web site: The love story of the Adeboyes . 16 July 2017 . 7 April 2021.
  32. Web site: Foluke Adeboye: Celebrating a Mother in Israel at 69 . 9 July 2017 . 7 April 2021.
  33. Nkem Ikeke, Pastor Adeboye Reveals The Secret To His Marriage, legit.ng, Nigeria, 21 February 2015
  34. Web site: Eze . Chinelo . 2023-03-07 . Enoch: The Biopic On The Life Of Adejare Adeboye . 2023-05-29 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  35. Web site: 2023-03-04 . ENOCH THE MOVIE, A BIPOC ABOUT THE LIFE OF ENOCH ADEJARE ADEBOYE - REVIEW . 2023-06-02 . OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY, RCCG OPEN HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL MAY 2023 BY E A ADEBOYE . en-us.